Schatz & Hafertepe Hold Winged Power Rankings Leads

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume IV, No. 41

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 14, 2016) – The Sprint Cars carrying the number 15 continue to lead the way in the latest Power Rankings with Donny Schatz stretching out his advantage in the STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings and Sam Hafertepe, Jr., holding on to the top spot in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

Schatz has added a handful of wins since the Knoxville Nationals to extend his 147 points while Hafertepe’s advantage is just 33 points.

Reeling off five wins since surrendering his Knoxville Nationals crown to Jason Johnson, Donny Schatz has pushed his season win total to 22 while pushing his lead to 147 points over Daryn Pittman, who has taken second away from Greg Hodnett.

Vying for the top STIDA Winged 410 Power Ranking for the fourth consecutive year, Schatz’ is closing in on 2013 and 2014 North American win totals of 26 each year before running it up to 31 last year.

Pittman has slipped by Hodnett for second by just ten points with Shane Stewart edging back ahead of David Gravel for fourth.

Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

Donny Schatz, Fargo ND (22) 1,265

Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK (8) 1,118 (+1)

Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA (17) 1,108 (-1)

Shane Stewart, Bixby OK (10) 1,014 (+1)

David Gravel, Watertown CT (9) 1,005 (-1)

Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA (7) 949

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN (4) 825

Dale Blaney, Hartford OH (8) 820

Chad Kemenah, Alvada OH (2) 692

Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg PA (7) 682

Kerry Madsen, St. Marys NSW (6) 619 (+2)

Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA (3) 576 (+2)

Jason Johnson, Eunice LA (2) 573 (+2)

Brent Marks, Myerstown PA (4) 572 (-3)

Danny Lasoski, Dover MO (7) 529 (-3)

Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster OH (8) 510 (+2)

Rico Abreu, Rutherford CA (8) 510 (-1)

Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO (4) 476 (-1)

Ian Madsen, Sydney NSW (2) 450 (+3)

Brian Montieth, Phoenixville PA (5) 438

Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND (15) 427 (+3)

Bill Balog, Fairbanks AK (12) 422 (+6)

Logan Schuchart, Hanover PA (1) 419 (-2)

Alan Krimes, Denver PA (2) 386 (+6)

Craig Dollansky, Elk Grove MN (5) 383 (+1)

Cole Duncan, Lockbourne OH (4) 376 (-1)

Bryon Reed, Monclova OH (8) 373

Stevie Smith, New Oxford PA (3) 372 (+7)

Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA 367 (+2)

Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN (2) 364 (-7)

Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN (3) 362 (+6)

Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA (9) 359 (-13)

Doug Esh, Lancaster PA (3) 355 (+1)

Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA (3) 331 (+9)

Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD (4) 330 (+4)

Terry McCarl, Altoona IA (4) 310 (-3)

Ryan Smith, Kunkletown PA 310 (-5)

Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh PA (3) 293 (-9)

Kyle Hirst, Loomis CA (6) 284 (-3)

Cap Henry, Bellevue OH 283 (+8)

Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam WI (3) 277 (+14)

Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo IN (4) 267 (+16)

Aaron Ott, East Berlin PA (2) 266 (-1)

Jack Sodeman, Jr. (9) 265 (+5)

Kyle Larson, Elk Grove CA (3) 264 (-5)

Bud Kaeding, Campbell CA (4) 263 (-2)

Jason Sides, Bartlett TN (1) 262 (-9)

Freddie Rahmer, Salfordville PA (2) 252 (-3)

Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown PA (2) 245 (+8)

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH (6) 231 (-3)

Features Completed: 427

Number of Different Winners: 139

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 427

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Current ASCS National Tour points leader Sam Hafertepe, Jr., maintains his hold on the top spot in the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings with a 33 point edge over Central PA shoe Mark Smith.

With a diverse top ten representing several different portions of the nation, all drivers among the top seven are within 100 points of the leader with Aaron Reutzel, Seth Bergman and Derek Hagar rounding out the top five behind Hafertepe, Jr., and Smith.

Johnny Herrera and Jason Barney are also within 100 points of Hafertepe with Steve Poirier, Blake Hahn and Logan Forler also among the top ten.

Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Sunnyvale TX (8) 535

Mark Smith, Tower City PA (10) 502 (+4)

Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX (6) 487 (+2)

Seth Bergman, Snohomish WA (5) 481 (-1)

Derek Hagar, Marion AR (11) 467 (-3)

Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM (5) 454 (-2)

Jason Barney, Constantia NY (5) 453 (+1)

Steve Poirier, St. Mathieu de Beloeil QUE (11) 427 (+6)

Blake Hahn, Sapulpa OK (4) 418

Logan Forler, Orting WA (2) 412 (-3)

Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City OK (2) 385 (-1)

Andy Forsberg, North Auburn CA (11) 382 (-1)

Davie Franek, Wantage NJ (8) 372 (+4)

Ian Madsen, Sydney NSW (6) 328 (+11)

Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD (7) 319 (+11)

Skylar Gee, Whitehorse YUK (7) 317 (+35)

Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO (12) 315 (-5)

Mitch Brown, Brantford ONT (4) 314 (-5)

Tim Crawley, Benton AR (11) 307 (-3)

Chuck Hebing, Ontario NY (3) 304 (+38)

Mason Moore, Princeton CA (3) 301 (-3)

Jack Dover, Springfield NE (7) 299 (+9)

Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA (6) 299 (-3)

Jared Zimbardi, Bradford PA (8) 297 (-5)

Matt Covington, Glenpool OK 296 (-10)

Terry Gray, Bartlett TN (2) 280 (+1)

Josh Baughman, Odessa TX (1) (+19)

Dylan Westbrook, Scotland ONT (11) 278 (+19)

Jason Solwold, Burlington WA (4) 276 (-8)

Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD (2) 273 (-7)

John Carney II, El Paso TX (5) 269 (-7)

Jamie Ball, Knoxville IA (2) 262 (+7)

Marshall Skinner, West Memphis AR (2) 261 (-4)

Danny Varin, Fonda NY (3) 256 (+27)

Danny Lasoski, Dover MO (2) 254 (+79)

Chris Martin, Ankeny IA (5) 252 (+4)

Terry McCarl, Altoona IA (5) 251 (+8)

Justin Sanders, Prunedale CA (5) 249 (+21)

Trey Starks, Puyallup WA (8) 246 (+5)

Morgan Turpen, Cordova TN (6) 240 (-7)

Jared Horstman, Cloverdale OH (8) 239 (-19)

Doug Hammaker, Grantville PA (6) 231 (-8)

Andy McElhannon, Hernando MS (3) 231 (-6)

Channin Tankersley, Highlands TX (5) 225 (-14)

Michael Kofoid, Penngrove CA (2) 221 (-13)

Brandon Hanks, Burlison TN (4) 220 (-18)

Robbie Stillwaggon, Burlington NJ 219 (-11)

Shane Golobic, Fremont CA (3) 213 (+5)

Roger Crockett, Medford OR (7) 212

Travis Rilat, Forney TX 211

Features Completed: 553

Number of Different Winners: 232

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 785

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A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, the Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2016 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.